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  • JFE
    JFE
    6 years ago
    Wouldn’t be too many Skoda’s getting around Townsville, hey Hilly?
    I love when you visit somewhere like Germany and the taxi’s are Merc’s and Skoda’s. And the driver can speak English!
  • JFE
    JFE
    6 years ago
    Unfortunately I can see that white stuff increasingly more on the mountains south of mine.
  • binnsy
    binnsy
    6 years ago
    Basically same engine and running gear as Golf anyway i believe.  
  • Geoff3DMN
    Geoff3DMN
    6 years ago
    It's funny how people have different opinions about cars...
    I think the ASX (2 litre FWD) is noisy, slow, the front end thumps over potholes badly, the steering is dead and it uses more fuel than a 2 litre motor should (ex bought one new and I drove it a lot... too much actually).

    Where as the Camry 2.5 litre which I had for a company car sat flatter through corners, had a better ride, accelerated better than the ASX, used no more fuel, had more comfortable seats and was quieter.

    The Corolla is jiggly and old feeling in low end models but better in the ZR (but then it's over priced), the ex replaced the ASX with a ZR and I've had low end rentals.

    The Yaris is noisy on the highway and the 4 speed auto makes the car rev too high but in manual form at $15,999 drive away it's reliable and cheap city transport (the Jazz is a better light car though).


    But the ASX good?  really?  It's a 10 year old cut and shut job on the old Outlander platform (which in 2 litre form is the only car worse in it's class than the ASX!).

    I can't comment on that particular Audi but Audi, VW and Skoda are generally nice to drive (even if the DSGs aren't the most reliable and VW cheat on emmisions figures).
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    6 years ago
    Quoting Geoff3DMN on 19 Jun 2018 12:09 AMedited: 19 Jun 2018 12:10 AM

    It's funny how people have different opinions about cars...

    I think the ASX (2 litre FWD) is noisy, slow, the front end thumps over potholes badly, the steering is dead and it uses more fuel than a 2 litre motor should (ex bought one new and I drove it a lot... too much actually).

    Where as the Camry 2.5 litre which I had for a company car sat flatter through corners, had a better ride, accelerated better than the ASX, used no more fuel, had more comfortable seats and was quieter.

    The Corolla is jiggly and old feeling in low end models but better in the ZR (but then it's over priced), the ex replaced the ASX with a ZR and I've had low end rentals.

    The Yaris is noisy on the highway and the 4 speed auto makes the car rev too high but in manual form at $15,999 drive away it's reliable and cheap city transport (the Jazz is a better light car though).


    But the ASX good?  really?  It's a 10 year old cut and shut job on the old Outlander platform (which in 2 litre form is the only car worse in it's class than the ASX!).

    I can't comment on that particular Audi but Audi, VW and Skoda are generally nice to drive (even if the DSGs aren't the most reliable and VW cheat on emmisions figures).

    Well interestingly enough the CEO of Audi was arrested last night over his involvement with the diesel saga. Mercedes are also now involved....what is it with germans and gassing people...LOL
  • Geoff3DMN
    Geoff3DMN
    6 years ago

    Yeah sorry... for some reason I read that as "not half bad" LOL
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    6 years ago
    KTM are about to add adaptive cruise to their motorcycle road bike range
  • bloodog
    bloodog
    6 years ago
    I drive very long distances and I recon cruise control is the best gadget ever 
    I will be driving from LA airport,  Las Vegas ,phoenix loop and I have never driven LHD cars or in the states before 
    Any tips H 
    cheers bloodog
  • Far Canal
    Far Canal
    6 years ago
    Quoting bloodog on 21 Jun 2018 09:28 PM

    I drive very long distances and I recon cruise control is the best gadget ever 

    I will be driving from LA airport,  Las Vegas ,phoenix loop and I have never driven LHD cars or in the states before 
    Any tips H 
    cheers bloodog

    Driving in the States = righty tighty, leftie loosey. Keep to the right hand side turning right, and go wide when turning left. Or another way of looking at it is keep the passenger close to the kerb. You are bound to fuck up at some stage and take off on the wrong side of the road. Also you are allowed to turn right on a red light providing it's safe. Sometimes you will come to a crossroad and each road has a stop sign on it when this happens whoever gets there first goes first ,it seems to work.

  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    6 years ago
    Quoting bloodog on 21 Jun 2018 09:28 PM

    I drive very long distances and I recon cruise control is the best gadget ever 

    I will be driving from LA airport,  Las Vegas ,phoenix loop and I have never driven LHD cars or in the states before 
    Any tips H 
    cheers bloodog

    I do that route every 2 years,
    between Vegas and Phoenix,
    Hoover Dam, pay the $10 for the parking after you cross the dam, saves you a bit of walking
    cruise on to Williams for the night, (old route 66 town) great steak houses, next morning, up to Tusayan for the Grand Canyon, will still get to Phoenix before night

    the worse place that will catch you out driving is car parks, you will reverse out and straight away drive down the left
  • bloodog
    bloodog
    6 years ago
    Home for lunch Thanks heaps 
    Soapbox will pm you for some advice in next few months if ok bro
  • graz
    graz
    6 years ago
    Quoting bloodog on 21 Jun 2018 09:28 PM

    I drive very long distances and I recon cruise control is the best gadget ever 

    I will be driving from LA airport,  Las Vegas ,phoenix loop and I have never driven LHD cars or in the states before 
    Any tips H 
    cheers bloodog

    Quoting Far Canal on 22 Jun 2018 12:30 AMedited: 22 Jun 2018 12:33 AM

    Driving in the States = righty tighty, leftie loosey. Keep to the right hand side turning right, and go wide when turning left. Or another way of looking at it is keep the passenger close to the kerb. You are bound to fuck up at some stage and take off on the wrong side of the road. Also you are allowed to turn right on a red light providing it's safe. Sometimes you will come to a crossroad and each road has a stop sign on it when this happens whoever gets there first goes first ,it seems to work.

    Those stop signs got me. Wasn't sure when to bloody go.
  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    6 years ago
    Quoting bloodog on 22 Jun 2018 02:44 AM

    Home for lunch Thanks heaps 

    Soapbox will pm you for some advice in next few months if ok bro

    cool
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